diff --git a/include/xwayland/xwm.h b/include/xwayland/xwm.h
index f467e107..d12eb681 100644
--- a/include/xwayland/xwm.h
+++ b/include/xwayland/xwm.h
@@ -103,13 +103,8 @@ struct wlr_xwm {
 	xcb_render_pictformat_t render_format_id;
 	xcb_cursor_t cursor;
 
-	// FIXME: need one per selection to simultaneously request both mimetypes,
-	// I think.
-	xcb_window_t selection_window;
 	struct wlr_xwm_selection clipboard_selection;
 	struct wlr_xwm_selection primary_selection;
-
-	xcb_window_t dnd_window;
 	struct wlr_xwm_selection dnd_selection;
 
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *focus_surface;
diff --git a/xwayland/selection/dnd.c b/xwayland/selection/dnd.c
index 16941558..ee9a23a6 100644
--- a/xwayland/selection/dnd.c
+++ b/xwayland/selection/dnd.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void xwm_dnd_send_enter(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 	struct wl_array *mime_types = &drag->source->mime_types;
 
 	xcb_client_message_data_t data = { 0 };
-	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_window;
+	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_selection.window;
 	data.data32[1] = XDND_VERSION << 24;
 
 	// If we have 3 MIME types or less, we can send them directly in the
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void xwm_dnd_send_enter(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 
 		xcb_change_property(xwm->xcb_conn,
 			XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
-			xwm->dnd_window,
+			xwm->dnd_selection.window,
 			xwm->atoms[DND_TYPE_LIST],
 			XCB_ATOM_ATOM,
 			32, // format
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void xwm_dnd_send_position(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, uint32_t time, int16_t x,
 	assert(drag != NULL);
 
 	xcb_client_message_data_t data = { 0 };
-	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_window;
+	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_selection.window;
 	data.data32[2] = (x << 16) | y;
 	data.data32[3] = time;
 	data.data32[4] =
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void xwm_dnd_send_drop(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, uint32_t time) {
 	assert(dest != NULL);
 
 	xcb_client_message_data_t data = { 0 };
-	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_window;
+	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_selection.window;
 	data.data32[2] = time;
 
 	xwm_dnd_send_event(xwm, xwm->atoms[DND_DROP], &data);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void xwm_dnd_send_leave(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 	assert(dest != NULL);
 
 	xcb_client_message_data_t data = { 0 };
-	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_window;
+	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_selection.window;
 
 	xwm_dnd_send_event(xwm, xwm->atoms[DND_LEAVE], &data);
 }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void xwm_dnd_send_leave(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 	assert(dest != NULL);
 
 	xcb_client_message_data_t data = { 0 };
-	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_window;
+	data.data32[0] = xwm->dnd_selection.window;
 	data.data32[1] = drag->source->accepted;
 
 	if (drag->source->accepted) {
diff --git a/xwayland/selection/selection.c b/xwayland/selection/selection.c
index 0996f94d..9cb8c455 100644
--- a/xwayland/selection/selection.c
+++ b/xwayland/selection/selection.c
@@ -174,12 +174,65 @@ int xwm_handle_selection_event(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 
 void xwm_selection_init(struct wlr_xwm_selection *selection,
 		struct wlr_xwm *xwm, xcb_atom_t atom) {
-	selection->xwm = xwm;
-	selection->atom = atom;
-	selection->window = xwm->selection_window;
 	wl_list_init(&selection->incoming);
 	wl_list_init(&selection->outgoing);
 
+	selection->xwm = xwm;
+	selection->atom = atom;
+	selection->window = xcb_generate_id(xwm->xcb_conn);
+
+	if (atom == xwm->atoms[DND_SELECTION]) {
+		xcb_create_window(
+			xwm->xcb_conn,
+			XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT,
+			selection->window,
+			xwm->screen->root,
+			0, 0,
+			8192, 8192,
+			0,
+			XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_ONLY,
+			xwm->screen->root_visual,
+			XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,
+			(uint32_t[]){
+				XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY | XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE
+			}
+		);
+
+		xcb_change_property(
+			xwm->xcb_conn,
+			XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
+			selection->window,
+			xwm->atoms[DND_AWARE],
+			XCB_ATOM_ATOM,
+			32, // format
+			1,
+			&(uint32_t){XDND_VERSION}
+		);
+	} else {
+		xcb_create_window(
+			xwm->xcb_conn,
+			XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT,
+			selection->window,
+			xwm->screen->root,
+			0, 0,
+			10, 10,
+			0,
+			XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT,
+			xwm->screen->root_visual,
+			XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,
+			(uint32_t[]){
+				XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY | XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE
+			}
+		);
+
+		if (atom == xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD]) {
+			xcb_set_selection_owner(xwm->xcb_conn, selection->window,
+				xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD_MANAGER], XCB_TIME_CURRENT_TIME);
+		} else {
+			assert(atom == xwm->atoms[PRIMARY]);
+		}
+	}
+
 	uint32_t mask =
 		XCB_XFIXES_SELECTION_EVENT_MASK_SET_SELECTION_OWNER |
 		XCB_XFIXES_SELECTION_EVENT_MASK_SELECTION_WINDOW_DESTROY |
@@ -203,6 +256,8 @@ void xwm_selection_finish(struct wlr_xwm_selection *selection) {
 	wl_list_for_each_safe(incoming, tmp, &selection->incoming, link) {
 		xwm_selection_transfer_destroy(incoming);
 	}
+
+	xcb_destroy_window(selection->xwm->xcb_conn, selection->window);
 }
 
 static void xwm_selection_set_owner(struct wlr_xwm_selection *selection,
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index be1436a5..cfc192f5 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -864,8 +864,9 @@ static void xsurface_unmap(struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface) {
 static void xwm_handle_create_notify(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 		xcb_create_notify_event_t *ev) {
 	if (ev->window == xwm->window ||
-			ev->window == xwm->selection_window ||
-			ev->window == xwm->dnd_window) {
+			ev->window == xwm->primary_selection.window ||
+			ev->window == xwm->clipboard_selection.window ||
+			ev->window == xwm->dnd_selection.window) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1588,14 +1589,6 @@ void xwm_destroy(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 	xwm_selection_finish(&xwm->primary_selection);
 	xwm_selection_finish(&xwm->dnd_selection);
 
-	if (xwm->selection_window) {
-		xcb_destroy_window(xwm->xcb_conn, xwm->selection_window);
-	}
-
-	if (xwm->dnd_window) {
-		xcb_destroy_window(xwm->xcb_conn, xwm->dnd_window);
-	}
-
 	if (xwm->seat) {
 		if (xwm->seat->selection_source &&
 				data_source_is_xwayland(xwm->seat->selection_source)) {
@@ -1927,56 +1920,8 @@ struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland, int wm_fd) {
 
 	xwm_set_net_active_window(xwm, XCB_WINDOW_NONE);
 
-	// Clipboard and primary selection
-	xwm->selection_window = xcb_generate_id(xwm->xcb_conn);
-	xcb_create_window(
-		xwm->xcb_conn,
-		XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT,
-		xwm->selection_window,
-		xwm->screen->root,
-		0, 0,
-		10, 10,
-		0,
-		XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT,
-		xwm->screen->root_visual,
-		XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK, (uint32_t[]){
-			XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY | XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE
-		}
-	);
-
-	xcb_set_selection_owner(xwm->xcb_conn, xwm->selection_window,
-		xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD_MANAGER], XCB_TIME_CURRENT_TIME);
-
 	xwm_selection_init(&xwm->clipboard_selection, xwm, xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD]);
 	xwm_selection_init(&xwm->primary_selection, xwm, xwm->atoms[PRIMARY]);
-
-	// Drag'n'drop
-	xwm->dnd_window = xcb_generate_id(xwm->xcb_conn);
-	xcb_create_window(
-		xwm->xcb_conn,
-		XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT,
-		xwm->dnd_window,
-		xwm->screen->root,
-		0, 0,
-		8192, 8192,
-		0,
-		XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_ONLY,
-		xwm->screen->root_visual,
-		XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK, (uint32_t[]){
-			XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY | XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE
-		}
-	);
-
-	xcb_change_property(
-		xwm->xcb_conn,
-		XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
-		xwm->dnd_window,
-		xwm->atoms[DND_AWARE],
-		XCB_ATOM_ATOM,
-		32, // format
-		1, &(uint32_t){XDND_VERSION}
-	);
-
 	xwm_selection_init(&xwm->dnd_selection, xwm, xwm->atoms[DND_SELECTION]);
 
 	xwm->compositor_new_surface.notify = handle_compositor_new_surface;